Attila Szabó (Hungarian canoeist)

Attila Szabó (born 3 May 1963) is a Hungarian sprint canoeist who competed from 1987 to 1995. He won eleven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with five golds (C-2 500 m: 1991, C-4 200 m: 1995, C-4 500 m: 1993, 1994, 1995), five silvers (C-4 200 m: 1994, C-4 500 m: 1989, 1990; C-4 1000 m: 1989, 1990), and one bronze (C-1 500 m: 1987).

Attila Szabó
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1991 ParisC-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place1993 CopenhagenC-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place1994 Mexico CityC-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place1995 DuisburgC-4 200 m
Gold medal – first place1995 DuisburgC-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place1989 PlovdivC-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place1989 PlovdivC-4 1000 m
Silver medal – second place1990 PoznańC-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place1990 PoznańC-4 1000 m
Silver medal – second place1994 Mexico CityC-4 200 m
Bronze medal – third place1987 DuisburgC-1 500 m

Szabó also finished fourth in the C-1 500 m event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.

References

  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-01-05)
  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Attila Szabó". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.


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